LSU player suspended from team indefinitely after arrest on battery charge

After an off-campus incident where LSU running back Jeremy Hill was arrested on a simple battery charge, head coach Les Miles has suspended him indefinitely.

Miles said he
will let this incident play out through the legal system before making any
additional comments.

BRPD says Hill was arrested on the simple battery charge early Saturday morning

Police were called to Reggie's Bar in Tigerland around 2:15 a.m. in
reference to a fight, according to an affidavit of probable cause
released by authorities.

According to the document, the unidentified 20-year-old victim told
officers Hill hit him in the head numerous times. It also stated
officers were shown a video of the incident that "clearly shows the
defendant striking the victim."

A second unidentified suspect allegedly then hit the victim and
knocked him unconscious, according to BRPD spokesman Cpl. L'Jean
Mckneely. That suspect was not caught by police.

Hill left the scene before police arrived but was later arrested,
Mckneely added. Hill was booked into the East Baton Rouge Parish Prison
and posted a $500 bond.

LSU Sports Information Director Michael Bonnette said head football
coach Les Miles is aware of the incident, but will not have any comment
until he returns from the NFL Draft and has a chance to review the
police report and speak with Hill.

Investigators ask anyone with information on the incident, including
the identity of the second suspect, to call BRPD at 389-2000 or Crime
Stoppers at 344-STOP.

Hill, 20, was arrested on Jan. 12, 2011 on a charge of oral sexual
battery. He pleaded guilty in Jan. 2012 to carnal knowledge of a
juvenile, which is a misdemeanor.